Popularity ranking · Canada

The 100 biggest NHL fan bases in Canada

This curated ranking covers the 100 largest nhl teams in Canada, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 1k nhl teams tracked in Canada, the 100 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. Toronto Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadiens and Edmonton Oilers lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 30M people. Across all 100 entries the average audience size is 1.3M, and the largest, Toronto Maple Leafs, reaches around 11M people in Canada. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in Canada who actively engage with each nhl team, derived from search demand signals. Rankings reflect search-behavior signals collected across Canada and are refreshed weekly.

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Rank

Position in the Top 100, sorted by audience size from largest to smallest. Updated weekly.

Audience size

Estimated number of unique people in Canada who actively engage with this audience, derived from anonymized search-behavior signals.

Country share

Share of the global audience that is active in Canada. A higher value means the audience is more locally concentrated here.

Avg age

Average age in years across the people who engage with this audience in Canada, derived from anonymized search-behavior signals. A dash means demographic data is not yet available.

Female share

Share of women among the people who engage with this audience in Canada. 50% is gender-balanced; values above mean female-skewed, below mean male-skewed.

Ranking

Rank Audience Audience size Avg age Female share Subtype
1 Toronto Maple Leafs 11M 39.4 38.3% Ice hockey
2 Montreal Canadiens 11M 39.2 38.2% Ice hockey
3 Edmonton Oilers 8.1M 38.4 37.3% Ice hockey
4 Vegas Golden Knights 5.6M 38.4 41.8% Ice hockey
5 Vancouver Canucks 4.9M 39.3 38.2% Ice hockey
6 Ottawa Senators 4M 40.2 31.6% Ice hockey
7 Winnipeg Jets 3.9M 38.6 36.6% Ice hockey
8 Mitchell Marner 3.3M 38.2 41.6% Ice hockey
9 Calgary Flames 2.9M 38.8 35.6% Ice hockey
10 Boston Bruins 2.4M 41.3 28.8% Ice hockey
11 Buffalo Sabres 2.1M 39.4 28.0% Ice hockey
12 Pittsburgh Penguins 2.1M 39.1 28.1% Ice hockey
13 Colorado Avalanche 2M 39.8 23.8% Ice hockey
14 Detroit Red Wings 1.9M 38.8 28.5% Ice hockey
15 Tampa Bay Lightning 1.8M 39.0 30.6% Ice hockey
16 Carolina Hurricanes 1.8M 41.3 23.2% Ice hockey
17 Cole Caufield 1.7M 38.7 39.9% Ice hockey
18 Nick Suzuki 1.6M 38.7 39.9% Ice hockey
19 Quinn Hughes 1.6M 38.7 34.5% Ice hockey
20 Lane Hutson 1.5M 38.7 39.9% Ice hockey
21 Ivan Demidov 1.5M 38.7 39.9% Ice hockey
22 Macklin Celebrini 1.5M 39.0 33.8% Ice hockey
23 Washington Capitals 1.3M 40.4 23.3% Ice hockey
24 Chicago Blackhawks 1.2M 38.9 27.0% Ice hockey
25 Patrik Laine 1.2M 38.7 39.9% Ice hockey

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Frequently asked questions

How is this list of the most popular nhl teams compiled?

Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across Canada and ranks each nhl team by its estimated audience size. Only entries with at least 5 measured entities are listed.

How often is the list updated?

The ranking is refreshed weekly from the latest search-behavior data and re-published as a static page.

What is the largest nhl team in Canada?

Toronto Maple Leafs currently leads with an estimated audience of 11M people in Canada.

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